Source: Kwacha Celebrity Newspaper

Former Zanaco Football Player Moses Mumba popularly known as big Moze has called on the Football Association of Zambia(FAZ) to beef-up the technical bench   with an expatriate coach.

And Big Moze has advised footballers to invest in property and not liability if they do not want to lead miserable lifestyles when they retire from the active sport.

Big Moze says there is need for FAZ to hire an expatriate coach if Zambia is to make a maiden appearance at the World Cup.

He said examples can be drawn from the 2012 when Zambia won the Africa Cup at the tutorage of  Frenchman   Hervey Renard.

“The Zambia National Team have a lot of  potential. The onus is on Football House to hire an expatriate to qualify the team to the 2022 World Cup,” he stressed.

Asked to clarify if he meant getting rid of Coach Wedson Nyirenda and replace him with a  foreigner, Big Moze said: ” I am not saying Wada should be   fired. The man has done  a great job so far . What I am saying is that there is need to strengthen the technical team with an experienced expatriate coach. That is what I am saying.” .

The former Zanaco player regretted that complacency has always hindered the Chipolopolo team from winning major games.

He said the team fails to hold on when it is   leading. The boys fail to   implore  delaying tactics and in the end concede late goals as the case was recently when they gave up their 2-1 lead in the dying minutes of the game.

“You find that when our friends from Arabic African Countries are leading, they start falling over and doing all sorts of delaying tactics. They are unlike us who play football from the first to the 90th minute,” he said.

Big Moze urged the technical to consult from old players like him if Zambian football is to move to another level.

Zambia has never qualified to the World Cup since its inception.

Meanwhile, Big Moze has called on players to invest in property and not liability while they are still in the prime of their careers.

He said footballers should be mindful that football is a very sport, so it is important that they plan their retirement to avoid living in poverty.

“Players should not invest in posh cars. They have to buy property as I did when I bought a building at Kamwala Trading Area. I also bought houses so I can safely say my future is secured,” he said.